Tyson Strachan
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| Born |
October 30, 1984 Melfort, SK, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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AHL team Former teams |
Rochester Americans St. Louis Blues Florida Panthers Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild |
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| NHL Draft | 137th overall, 2003 Carolina Hurricanes |
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| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Tyson Strachan (born October 30, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fifth round, 137th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
He played at Ohio State University for four seasons (2003–07), and with the Albany River Rats in the American Hockey League in 2006-07 for one game, before joining the Peoria Rivermen (AHL) and Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL) in 2007-08.
He was signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Blues on October 9, 2008. During the 2008–09 season he was recalled from the Peoria Rivermen under emergency conditions on December 16, 2008, after playing in two pre-season games with the Blues and 28 games for the Rivermen. He made his NHL debut on December 18, against the Washington Capitals at Washington and three nights later scored his first NHL Point (assist) on December 21 against the Boston Bruins, at St. Louis.
On July 12, 2011, Strachan agreed to one-year, two-way deal with Florida Panthers. On January, 23, 2012, he was called up to replace injured defenceman Dmitri Kulikov. On February 1, 2012, he recorded his 1st point as a Panther with an assist on a Mikael Samuelsson goal. He recorded his 1st career goal on February 12, 2012 against Evgeni Nabokov of the New York Islanders.
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